Nail puller



Nov. 2,^ 1948.\

c. w. REYNOLDS NAIL PULLER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 29, `194e 3mm iWymza @www5 C. W. REYNOLDS Nov. 2, 1948.

NAIL FULLER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 29, 1946 Patented Nov. 2, 1948l p .NAIL PUL-LER z: n, carl w. Reynolds, Banjoursoi11`e)vv.` va;.eppiioauo April l29, 194e;` serialiNo...terrazzi` This linventionrelates `to `nail pt'ililers` and more particularly-to 'atool which -isYespecially :adapted `for-nseinpullingfrrails from gutters.

` Heretofore it* has `been the practice `of tinners *inextract-ing nailsfrom gutters to use two hamniers,4 byplacing one clawhammer astrideo thenairand striking the-set hammeriwith a second "lrammen` This practicehasl proven to be dangerousl tothe workman 'who usually is Vstandingnear the top of a ladder and is required to `use bfoth hands forthehammer. Also this method veryfrequently.damages the roof. `Whileinstalling new gutters, due to the limited space the workmanlhasfor-swinging the hammer, many nails are bentand it isnecessaryto removethese beritinails `Using the two Vvham-mermethod, often damage done tothe inner wallsof the newg-ut` ter. i `It 'isfanfobjeot of thisinventionto provide a tool `forA pulling nails Vfrom `gutters which maybe usedby only one handof theloperator thus permitting him to supporthimselfon a ladder witlrhis freehand.

Another object of this invention is to provide a nail pulling tool for'removing nails from gutters, which is adapted `to grasp the nail ortubing spacer used on gutter nails `and is Aprovided with an extensionbelow. the nail gripping section to be used as a fulcrum which may bearagainst a reinforced part of the gutter; y y l Still 'another object ofthis invention is to Iprovide a nail puller especially adapted forpulling nails from a gutter which may readily be used by a tinner andwhich will not damage the walls of the gutter.

A further object of this invention is to provide a gutter nail pullerwhich is formed with clamping means for grasping the nail and spacer ingutters and a fulcrum extending from the end of the tool, the fulcrumbeing formed with claws `as a standard claw hammer orV crowbar, thusproviding a tool which may be used for pulling nails in a, gutter andalso for pulling nails in other places as straps and wire hangers onsome types of gutter.

a claims. (01;2514412419 v adaptable for'usetin iremovingnails,l asI'Ilwused l tosupport `a gutter ortrough I2, and particularly i`communieating with theop'enihgf I1, Lwlierebyfthe A still furtherobject of this invention is to `invention consists in the arrangement,combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawings andspecification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appendedclaims.

In the drawings, A Wherein similar reference characters designatesimilar parts throughout the respective views,

. l Fgurefl sis a 'pla-n` view of a'nail pullerconstructed accordinglitoeanembodiment of ,my ln:- .ventongv I n Figure 2 ff isua longitudinalline2.-12roflii'guref1,`

ergere sin a 1eft `sideelevation or thefneadlof the .toch l`Eielire*14'is al horizontal section handleV connection ofthe tool;

`E'ligure15is a v:sectional view of/the nail taken `ontheline 5-5'of"Figure 1,' I .l l L lkFigurenS 'is fafsectiona'lvview taken onthe'line 544iofu'ligureI1.` l I l 1 vReferringfxtofthe drawings,` the:numeral All! ydesignates l generally` a` `nail puller :toolconstructyedacoording to Aan-embodirnent 'of myv invention. The ltoollIUwis! soconstructed asito` be vreadily `for 7usefwhere ral spacerjl 4.is `used:aboutthel'nail :Ilibetweerr'the walls'oflthe gutteerlzwl.I

The tool Ill comprises an elongated` tubular `handle I5 havinganlienlarged.clamping head" I6 `formed tori or `xedlto` one endlIThefheadlG isfnof'f `a substantially rectangular @configurationhaving'famopeningl 7 through thef.center .thereof and? another 'opening2 I 8-"`throughkone `sidei wall wall-P720;A and a bot'tcnn` jawmemberfli"The bottom member 2| forms a fixed jaw and is guide section 24 toprovide a guide for the sliding jaw member 25, and the upper end portionI 9 is recessed to permit the member 25 to be moved into the recess 26when the tool is lbeing inserted on or removed from a nail. Asubstantially U- shaped cover plate 21 is fastened to the head I 6 tocover the recess 26 and to form a retainer for the sliding jaw 25opposite from the rabbeted section 24. The cover plate 21 is fastened'to the head I6 by screws 28 or other suitable fastening devices. Thelower arm of the U-shaped cover plate 21 overhangs theedge of the fixedjaw`2l and is beveled to form a knife edge 29 for gripping the nail IIor spacer I4 when themovable jaw 25 is pressed down.

A U-shaped claw member 30 is fixed to the lower end of the head I 6 andextends outwardly and downwardly from the side of the head on which thecover plate 21 is attached to provide a fulcrum for the tool when inuse. The free lower section take-n on `the of tneneedfand l 3 arm of themember 30 is split to form a bifurcated claw 3I as commonly seen onhammers and crowbars.

The sliding .jaw 25, slidable, in, the head I6 is formedwith aV-shapedor chisel'end for clamping the nail between the sliding andfixed jaws 25 and 2| respectively. The jaw 25 is carried byl the end ofa bolt or screw 32 which is rotatably secured to the jaw 25 in anyconventional man# ner as at 34. The screw 32 is rotatably carried by thetubular handle I and the jaw 25 is moved the leg of said cover plateoverlapping the lower end of said head being formed with' a knife edge,a sliding jaw in said head, slidable between said upper and lower endsand between said rabbeted guide and said cover plate for clamping a nailbetween said xed and movable jaws and said knife edge, a screw rotatablysecured to said sliding jaw and extending through said handle, co

' L operating threads on said screw and said handle by the engagement ofthreads 35 `on the s crew walls of fa gutter I2. The toolk I0 is sopositioned that the bight of the claw member 30 may be pressed against areinforced section ofthe gutter. The handle 3|v is turnedcounter-clockwise to clamp the nail vII between the sliding jaw 25, thefixed jaw 2|, the knife edge 29 andthe lug 22. Then by moving the handleI5 about the member 3l] Aas a fulcrum the nail may readily be removed.For` removing .nails-,which are not in such confined spaces, the claws3l of the member 30 may be used in a conventionaly manner.

Il do not; mean to coniine myself tothe exact details of construction`herein disclosed but claim all Variations falling within the purview ofthe appended claims. v Y

1.;A vnail puller comprising a. tubular handle,

an enlarged side opening pullerhead at one end of said handle, said headformed with a recess opening through Athe bottom thereof, a side onsaidhead havinga rabbeted vguide formed thereon, thelower end kof saidhead providing `a xed clamping jaw, an upwardly extending lug on said rlower end on the open `side thereof, a U-shaped cover plateicr-saidheadfor-covering said recess,

for moving said screw and said sliding jaw, and a vtransverse handlefixed to said screw extending lfrom saidhandle for rotating said screw.

2. A nail puller comprising a tubular handle and a clamping head on oneend of said handle, a ixed jaw on said clamping head, a movablejaw'slidable in said head, a screw rotatably seycured to said movablejawand extending through said handle, cooperating threads on said screw andin said handle for moving said movable jaw on rotation of said screw, aU-shaped cover plate `on said clamping head, one leg of said cover plateoverhanging said xed jaw, and said overhanging portion of said coverplate having a knife edge for gripping a nail between said jaws and saidknife edge. n v

3. lA nail puller comprising a tubular handle, an enlarged clamping headon one end of said handle, a xed jaw on said clamping head, a

retaining lug extending' from said jaw, "a i U- shaped cover plate onsaid head, a knife edge on saidcover plate overhanging said jaw, a screwthreadedk throughL said handle, amovable jawA on one end of said screwin said clamping head, and a downwardly and outwardly extending clawmember extending from saidl clamping head, the rear side of said `memberbeing a fulcrurn for said.A nail puller. l y.

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